How to Install Lidarr on NixOS Latest

This tutorial will guide you through the installation of Lidarr on NixOS Latest. Lidarr is a music collection manager that allows you to automatically download new songs from your preferred music sources, wake up on demand to perform scheduled tasks, and perform tagging and renaming of music files.

1. Update your system

Before installing Lidarr, it's important to make sure your system is up-to-date. You can do this by running the following command:

sudo nix-channel --update
sudo nixos-rebuild switch

2. Install Lidarr

Now that your system is up-to-date, you can install Lidarr using the following steps:

1. First, create a new file called "lidarr.nix" in your preferred working directory. You can do this by running the following command:

   touch lidarr.nix
   

2. Open the "lidarr.nix" file using your preferred text editor.

3. Copy and paste the following code into the "lidarr.nix" file:

   { pkgs ? import <nixpkgs> {} }:
   
   let
     mono = pkgs.monoPackages.latest;
   
   in pkgs.mkShell {
     name = "lidarr";
     buildInputs = with pkgs; [
       mono
       icu
       libmediainfo
       python3 python3Packages.requests python3Packages.autobahn python3Packages.service_identity python3Packages.twisted python3Packages.pysetuptools
     ];
     shellHook = ''
       export XDG_CONFIG_HOME=$HOME/.config
       export LANG=C.UTF-8
       export LC_ALL=C.UTF-8
     '';
   }
   

   This code will create a Nix shell that includes all the necessary dependencies to run Lidarr.

4. Save and close the "lidarr.nix" file.

5. Run the following command to build the Lidarr environment:

   nix-shell lidarr.nix
   

6. Once the environment is built, run the following command to download and extract the latest version of Lidarr:

   curl -L "https://github.com/lidarr/Lidarr/releases/latest/download/Lidarr.develop.${monoversion}.linux.tar.gz" | tar xz
   

   Note: Make sure to replace "monoversion" with your NixOS version number (for example, "monoversion=6.12.0.90").

7. Start Lidarr by running the following command:

   mono Lidarr/Lidarr.exe
   

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Lidarr on NixOS Latest. You can now use Lidarr to manage your music collection.

If you want to self-host in an easy, hands free way, need an external IP address, or simply want your data in your own hands, give IPv6.rs a try!

Alternatively, for the best virtual desktop, try Shells!